Malin Elfstrand

Malin Elfstrand

@elfstrandmalin.bsky.social

Trees and their friends and foes - but mostly their foes are my favourite topics. Professor in Forest Pathology at Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences.

158 Followers 126 Following 12 Posts Joined Dec 2024
6 days ago

Jag skulle säga att det handlar om tradition, det finns ju inga egentliga skillnader i skaderisken i södra Finland och Sverige.

Jag och mina kollegor förordar stubbehandling vid slutavverkning, och jag skulle gärna se tydligare krav på det i Sverige med.

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6 days ago

Tänkte just slajda in och berömma den utmärkta täckningsgraden! Föredömligt.

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3 weeks ago
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Postdoctoral position in Forest Genetics at @uni-freiburg.de with a focus on local adaptation and/or stress reaction of trees. The position combines research and teaching (4 SWS), and offers the opportunity to develop an independent research profile (4+ years).

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3 weeks ago

Nyfiken fråga, gjorde ni/kommer ni göra samma analys för tall? Det känns som att tallen i bland ses som lösningen på granens problem, men vad har man för stöd för det?

För en patolog är ju tallen mer spännande men det talar ju inte direkt för den heller på sikt.

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1 month ago
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Bacterial geneticist postdoc opening in my lab.

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1 month ago

If that is legit 🤮

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3 months ago
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🌳 Nytt avsnitt ute av SLU-podden Skogen & människan!
Den här gången djupdyker vi i almsjukan, en av våra mest förödande trädsmittor.
🔬 Audrius Menkis ger forskningsperspektivet och berättar både om hur sjukdomen sprids och vad som krävs för att stoppa den.
open.spotify.com/episode/5gK6...

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4 months ago

🚨Application deadline has been extended to 1 December 2025!

🔗 www.slu.se/en/about-slu...

#ForestScience #ForestResearch #entomology

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5 months ago
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Associate Senior Lecturer/Assistant Professor* in Terrestrial Microbial Ecology | slu.se SLU - Science and Education for Sustainable Life

Senior Lecturer (Assistant Professor) in Terrestrial Microbial Ecology at SLU, Uppsala

www.slu.se/en/about-slu...

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7 months ago

Nice work, congrats!

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8 months ago
Industrial PhD student in molecular biology with a focus on pest control | slu.se SLU - Science and Education for Sustainable Life

We are looking for a PhD student interested i SIGS.
www.slu.se/en/about-slu...

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8 months ago
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SLU and the forest sector in new collaboration to train future experts SLU is now announcing eight new PhD positions as part of a collaboration with the forest sector. The positions are part of the research programme Wallenberg Initiatives in Forest Research (WIFORCE), a...

Come do a Ph D with us! Fully funded industrial Ph D positions.
www.slu.se/en/news/2025...

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10 months ago
A women is standing on a green field with young aspen trees.

After a long and very successful career our plant cell wall expert Professor Ewa Mellerowicz is retiring.

Ewa mentored & inspired many young scientists and her contributions to wood biology research are invaluable.

Thank you for everything, Ewa, and all the best for the next chapter in your life!👏

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10 months ago
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Sidhant Chaudhary has nailed his doctoral thesis "Plant genotype-dependent biocontrol of wheat diseases".
Read the thesis here: publications.slu.se?file=publ/sh...

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11 months ago
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MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowship Master Class 2025 - For employees - University of Oslo MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships offer talented researchers a unique opportunity to build and strengthen their research career through international mobility.

In case you would be interested in developing a MSCA postdoctoral fellowships application within the fields of fungal ecology or fungal evolution, to join Oslo Mycology Group, please get in touch. Our university also organize a master class to help develop the application
www.uio.no/english/for-...

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11 months ago
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Elin Röös - Sommar & Vinter i P1 Klimatforskaren om hur vi ska föda en växande befolkning utan att förstöra planeten.

Med tanke på diskussionerna om matpriser kom jag att tänka på detta mycket relevanta sommarprat från 2022, av min forskarkollega Elin Röös.
www.sverigesradio.se/avsnitt/elin...

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1 year ago

Well-deserved recognition of Anders passion for fungi and education about fungi and their awesomeness.

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1 year ago

The dialect is of course unmistakenly 🇫🇮 which somehow makes it more endearing, it is about sauna after all.

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1 year ago
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Plz Repost. We @slcuplants.bsky.social @uniofcam.bsky.social are looking for a postdoc with proven protein biochemistry & cell biology expertise & strong interest in plant processes targeted by Phytophthora effectors. (apply before 2 April) [Image: Alex Guyon]

www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/50570/

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1 year ago
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Researcher, entomologist - Natural Resources Institute Finland Open job: Researcher, entomologist, Natural Resources Institute Finland - Find all jobs in Valtiolle.fi

Join our Plant Health group as entomologist!

A 3-year-position to promote sustainable pest management in agriculture and horticulture - open for applications immediately.

Read more and apply here:
🇬🇧: valtiolle.fi/en/jobs/rese...
🇸🇪: valtiolle.fi/se/jobbar/fo...
🇫🇮 valtiolle.fi/fi/tyopaikat...

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1 year ago
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1 year ago

No.

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1 year ago
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📣How have trees being living and dying in Europe over the last 30 years? If this question sounds interesting to you, we have FUNDED positions to work on this topic for 2-6 weeks in some fantastic places via #CLEANFOREST 💀🌲👶🌲

Info here: shorturl.at/3KMMx

Pls share!

#ECR #treemortality

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1 year ago
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Ecosystem monitoring through eDNA analyses - dScience – Centre for Computational and Data Science Read this story on the University of Oslo's website.

Please reach out if you would like to develop a postdoc proposal on the topic 'ecosystem monitoring through eDNA analyses' to join us the University of Oslo through a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions fellowships
www.uio.no/dscience/eng...

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1 year ago

Gratulerar!!

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1 year ago
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Please share! PhD position in my group on #boreal plant #root exudation at #Forest ecology and management #SLU #Umeå in collaboration with Umeå Plant Science Centre and Swedish Metabolomics Centre

Apply here: www.slu.se/en/about-slu...

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1 year ago
Boreal forest

We are looking for three 3-year post doc positions within the #WIFORCE research program Future Silviculture #SLU #Umeå. Please share!

Carbon and water fluxes in boreal forests
Drivers of xylem embolisms in forests
Tree belowground site occupancy in boreal forests

www.slu.se/en/about-slu...

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1 year ago
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Simulation modelling of forest dynamics and disturbances - sounds interesting?

Join our #Precilience project as postdoc with Dominik Thom at Dresden University of Technology!

Two year position, E 13 TV-L.

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1 year ago
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Curious how forest microclimate and soil microbes drive carbon cycling in a changing climate? 🌡️🌳🍄We're offering a 4-year PhD position at @mycopat.bsky.social, SLU-Uppsala. A cool new project in collaboration with @linegreis.bsky.social Apply now or help spread the word!

www.slu.se/en/about-slu...

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1 year ago
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We are looking for a Senior Lecturer in Forest Pathology to develop knowledge as a basis for preserving forest health through increased understanding of pathogenic organisms on forest trees. Apply before 23 Jan. www.slu.se/en/about-slu...
#forestpathology #hiring #plantscijobs

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